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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-14
Quail Courtship.

once had the pleasure OF witnessing
the counting and pairing off Of flock
of quail. l was sitting so could look
down upon fiat rock that stood up
higher than the top of thicket OF
brush and weeds surrounding it near o
small brook. first heard the chatter
of quails in the brush. After holding
quite an animated confab one hen quail
flew upon the rock and was followed
by five or six males. Miss Quail strutted
around few times, apparently not
noticing her admirers, assuming coquet-
fish attitudes, and putting on more
style and affection than q human
dudess of the present day. She finally
took a conspicuous position and APP
peared to devote her entire attention to
herself. Her admirers, in the mean
time, stood around and looked at each
other with defiant eye and mien. They
then began to strut around, spread and
trail their wings try graceful walks and
poises, each trying to Guido the Others.
The more they tried to make favora-
BILE impression before Miss Quail the
more excited they became, until they
vent to fighting.
They fought hard and furiously, I'M
til at last one of them, by fortunate
pass, knocked his antagonist off the
rock. He did not stop, but pitched in
to the first one he came to. and then
kept knocking one off at time until
there was but one left. The victor took
one comprehensive look over the field
of battle. struck up rafting chatter
and walked up to Miss Quail, strutted
around few times with self-importance
enough for United States senator,
keeping up rafting string of-of-
well, blarney, / suppose. Finally they
rubbed heads and bills together, walk
ed to the north side of the rock, rose
simultaneously and flew away, lighting
together, ready for housekeeping.
Another hen then came upon the rock
with three or four males and went
through the same form of counting,
and to the victor-the reward of wife.
So it went on until all the hens were
mated and gone. After that three
males came upon the rock and did alb
solutely look forlorn and showed it in
every motion. They flew in a different
direction than all the others. When n
male had been whipped or driven off
the rocks he nor none of the others
would come up again. After the con-
test started those who commenced were
the ones to win or lose. The whole
thing was very much like human
nature.-San Diego Sun.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-14
The Elephant in the Moon. y

In the early days Of the telescope
many absurd mistakes were made in
the use of the new instrument and
many discoveries" announced that
have not been confirmed by the studies
of astronomers who have lived since.
In the sixteenth century, an English
observer, Sir Peter Neal, who possessed
telescope and was very conceited
about it. gave out that he had discover
ed ''an elephant in the moon" The
discovery made quite sensation, and
Sir Peter had the satisfaction of hear
ing his elephant in the moon talked
about on every side.
One day, a gentleman who had some
knowledge of the use of telescopes, and
was incredulous about the elephant, OBJ
tanned the favor Of looking through
Sir Peters telescope, aud seized the OPP
portunity 10 search the instrument
Presently he came to Sir Peter. holding
fly between his fingers and thumb.
"Well, what Is itP" said Sir Peter.
Nothing. sir, but your elephant in
the moonr F"
The hy had crept into the telescope
IN such way as to suggest an elephant
to the amateur astronomer. who kept
his instrument trained on the moon.
The incident soon became as widely
known as the discovery, and the ''ele-
plant in the moon" became by-word,
signifying the same as "a mares nest. "
Samuel Butler wrote poem on the
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-14
SOCIETY REPORTS.

How Information About Social
Events Is Gathered in New York.
To person who did not know how
IL was done it would be surprise to
see how society news" is collected
for the big newspapers, says New
York letter. 1t Is the general impress
sion that the society editor hunts up all
this, but rs q matter of fact he only
puts it together. OF course no report
er is admitted to the private receptions,
dinners and dances that are all the
time going on along Fifth avenue.
And the weddings and private parties
are as select as possible. But every
thing that is done and the dresses OF
all the ladies' present is given in full in
the morning papers. Before so much
space was given to society matters the
newspaper reports were meager, and it
required no end of trouble to get at
what little news could be obtained. II
q great social event was coming OIL,
the reporters interviewed milliners,
dressmakers and har-drcssers in adj
vance, and, when the rec option was
going on, industriously piled the coach
man with questions, and worked them
selves into the good graces of the but
Ter and servant girls. But the times
have changed, and the woman who
fails to have her costume deliberately
and correctly inventoried in the morn
ing papers feels greatly sighted
There is scarcely a society woman in
New York who does not expect TO be
called on before n ball by reporter,
and who has not prepared careful
description of her dress and diamonds.
If the woman is not sufficiently promi-
nent TO be on the reporters list or
there is any doubt of it, anote finds its
way to tho society editor with full
description of what she is to wear.
Sometimes the note is accompanied by
an invitation to call and view the cost
ly silks and satns, and the hostess, il
such she is to be, names an hour at
which she will be pleased to see repre-
sentatives of the press and furnish
them with a list of the invited, and
what will be done and who will serve
the refreshments and give the music.
1t is in this way that the life of So
ciety editor is made easy, and when he
comes to make resume of the week
for the Sunday edition he finds that he
has twice as much information about
the leading ladies of the city and their
doing as he can use. And people read
the detailed accounts of exclusive
gatherings and elaborate wardrobes
and wonder how so much knowledge
is obtained.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-14
At the Texas University.

Professor-"Your composition, MIR.
Anjerry. is simply disgraceful. "
Anierry-"What is there so disgrace
full about itp'
Your ignorance, sir. You state
Hannibal and his army, in his invasion
of Italy, passed through the St. Goth
ard Tunnel"
"How do you know, Professor, that
he didn't go through the tunnel with
his armyP You were not there were
youP"
mo, sir was not there, but have
sense enough to know that Hannibal
could not have afforded to have bought
tickets for all his army"
Eyes, Professor, but you forget that
it happened before Regan's interstate
commerce bill became a law. There
were free passes in those days"
That's fact young man, l had for
gotten all about that. I'll mark you as
proficient in ancient history. -Teras
SiftingS.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-14
Entitled to a Monopoly.

A young fellow who went to New
York from the West, looking for job,
could find nothing to do, and became
discouraged. Finely he saw crowd
of countrymen at dime museum, look
ing at wax figures of prominent men,
and he thought If they would pay to
see wax figures, they would surely pay
to see the originals, so he offered to
take them to hotel where they could
see Gould. Ingersoll, and Others, in the
corridor. They went with him, and he
pointed out several notables to them,
and when they left him they gave him
quite a bit of money for his trouble.
He cought on at once. and went into
the business Of showing strangers the
great men of the metropolis, adver-
vertised his business. and now has all
he can do. BY taking his customers to
the leading hotels he can always find,
from four o'clock p. NJ. till ten, any
number of prominent people, and the
strangers are willing to pay him liber-
ally to point them out Necessity Is
the mother of invention, surely, and
the young man who originates
business like that, should be entitled to
a monopoly of it-PecEs Sun.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-14
Whim-WhamS.

High and dry--A tall Kentuekian.
The last sad write-The obituary.
A slip of the pen-A young porker.
Men of NOR bid Observation-Disclosures.
Things to be pushed-Wheelbarr
An old soar-The first balloon ascen-
sion.
A bad sign-Indorsing worthless
note.
A counter-irritant-An impudent
clerk.
The same old "gag'-Taking cod
liver oil.
A monkey wrench-A dude spralning
his ankle.
Gets there by the pipe line-The Or
ganist.
One of the many archers-The lot Of
the tobogganer,
A nude departure-A liar telling the
naked truth.
The best weather for haymaking-
When it rains pitchforks.
Doesn't require horse meat to produce
nightmare-Mince pie. Chicago Led
Uer.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-14

THE request of one of the parties i'll
dicted in the Gland swindling case I"
for the public to withhold Judgment
till his case is tried, should suggest that
Judgment should be withheld in every
case. 1t is not difficult matter for an
indictment TO be found against a man
OH the evidence OF first one side of the
case and that maybe too from a pref
udiced interested witness. Some men
have been arrested on indictments
here the last four days who have al
ways borne an exceptionally good char
acter; and their good name hereto
fore and upright walk through life
will certainly justify Withholding OF
Judgment till their side of the case is
presented.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-14
III sufferers from Consumption,

scroiula, Bronchitis and General Debility
will try SCOTS Emulsion Of Cod Liver
OIL with Hypophosphites, they win find i'm
mediate relief ard permanent benefit. The
medical profession universally declare 1t a
remedy Of the greatest value and very
palatable. Read: al have used scott's
Emulsion in several cases Of scrofuIa and
Debility in children. Results most gra lfy-
ing. My little patients take 1t with pleas
ure.--w. A. HUBERT, M. D., Salisbury,
Ill.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-14

n VI Mtullll iiohh 'hN -"
raj districts of Indiana, went to Chicago
few nights ago and put up at hotel. On
going to bed they blew out the gas and lay
down to sleep the sleep that knows
no waking. This incident is forcible re-
mInder of what couple of Texas editors
did at the Southern Hotel last May while on
the press excursion. Yantis, of the Wills
Point Chronicle may deny it, but It'll fact.
Paris News.
The Southern Hotel joke was not
OIL Yantis. The gas was found by the
Waterman to be escaping, but the oc-
cupant of the room was positive he
turned the gas off; it was so high
above his head blowing was out of the
question. Just here the HERALD
would suggest that every case of this
kind is not one of ignorance or
thoughtlessness; weak AMI insecure
burners are no doubt oft the cause oil
asphixia. The HERALD knows of one
instance positive. At the fremont
Hotel, Galveston, several years ago, a
gentleman turned off the gas and re-
tired. In a short time he was awak-
ened by the Waterman, who discov-
cred the escape of gas. The watch
man himself turned Off the gas and
went out, but soon returned to say the
gas was still escaping. With lighted
match he turned the thumb screw of
the burner several times before
the blaze could be extinguished.
The occupant of the room was
by this time somewhat alarmed,
and could not sleep until he
had several times tested the jet
with match, and opened all the win
dows of the room. That was one clear
case of fault in burner discovered in
good time. Had the transom over the
door been closed, and the escaping
gas not been discovered, the general
verdict would have been that asphixia
was caused by blowing out the gas.
The Southern Hotel experience above
alluded to is another case where the
occupant oil the room turned off the
gas, and where the pressure of the gas
released itself through weak jet 1t
would be well for hotel proprietors 20
watch their gas burners and not trust
so great a respon ibity to cheap and
careless employees. Hereafter whenever
a death occurs in hotel room from
asphixia the ooroner's jury should ex-
anime the gas burner, test it thorough
~. and il found to be the cause of the
death the hotel proprietor should be
responsible. The Southern Hotel in
cidcnt is no joking matter; it sug-
gests, however, a negligence which
has no doubt caused loss of life, and
which has not heretofore been public
ly discussed.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-14

THE contest for mayor between MT.
w. c. Conner, declared elected by two
votes. and Mr.. Ed c. Smith is still
progressing. Mr.. Smith, before de-
termiuing to contest Mr.. Connor's
election, doubtless was authoritatively
advised of illegal votes against him
On the other hand Mr.. Connors
friends claim that there will be devel-
oped illegal votes cast also for Mr.
Smith which will still leave Mr.. Con-
nor ahead. The public has more in
terest in this contest than a mere
preference between two good men,
The HERALD believes it but voices a
healthy public sentiment just at this
time, in saying that the illegal
voting should be exposed and
voters punished to the fullest extent
of the law. OF all like irregulari-
ties or crime, there is probably none
more dangerous than the one of fraud
ulent use of the ballot. 1t strikes at
the very roots of our government
and unless the purity of the ballot can
be preserved, our boosted free repub-
lie will soon become worse govern
ed country that the most tyranical
monarchy of the old country. Let
both parties unite in their efforts to
bring TO the bar of justice and land in
the pen the illegal voters,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-14

THE CorsIcaua Courier is an anti
prohibition paper, and probably did
not know when it published the fol-
lowing that practical prohibition is
what has wrought the great change;
Columbus, Miss, ought to be, for II has the
right to be, the happiest town in all Amer
ica. II has population Of 5000, and
Lowndes county, Of which IL is the capital,
n population Of 10000, and yet the county
jail is rs empty Of criminals as any one Of its
churches. The jail doors are locked and the
taller meanders about the streets gentle
man Of elegant leisure. Likewise her city
prison is empty, and her policemen may find
peaceful rcpose on goods boxes and stair
ways and sleep urm,icstcd.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-14

THE Tyler Tribune comments on
the progress of the amendment cam
paign in this style;
And now the prohibitionist hath taken to
calling his bibulous brother 'jug wump,
and the incorporate retorteth that there is
nothing straight about the righteous except
lace, and that he is narrow-minded crank
and so the campaign waxeth warm, and the
suns of summer will not cool IL.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-14
HEDGING 'EM IN.
The New Saloon Law and Its Re-
strictions.

The New Saloon Inv anu its fNc-
strictions.
[san Antonio Express]
The twentieth legislature has drawn
some very tight lines for saloon keepers.
Though the law requiring bond of $1,000
has practically been dead letter for ye,rs,
the sum of the bond has been raised to
$4,000 for n faithful compliance with the
terms of the law, which requires a great
many things. First, there must be an
open, quiet ana orderly house," AN open
house being declared one in which
no screen OF any kind that would
obstruct full view through the
doorway is to be maintained; quiet house
is one in which "no music, loud and bolster
GUS talking and yelling, orindecent orvulgar
language" is permitted; an orderly house is
one in which no lewd woman is permitted TO
enter or remain, and II is further provided
that the house "must not contain any vulgar
or obscene pictures" The saloon keeper
will not be permitted to sell or give any
intoxicating liquors "to any person under
twenty-one years Of age, or TO student
of any institution of learning, or to any ha-
bitual drunkard, o. any person after having
been notified IN writing through the sheriff
or other peace officer, by the wife, mother,
daughter or sister Of the person, not to sell
to such peason, or permit any person under
the age of twenty-one years to enter and re-
main in such house, or permit any game
prohibited by the laws to be dealt or exhib-
ited in. or about such house." or keep any
table or device for games Of chance; no part
of any such "house orplace 4" shall be rent
ed to any person for the purpose OF running
any game Of chance, and no impure or adul-
terated liquor Of any kind must be sold.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-14
THE Houston Post ha s this import

THE Houston Post ha this import
ant paragraph:
National banks must pay State
taxes. The supreme court oil the
United States has decided that the
tax assessments levied on the shares
of the stockholders in the National
banks by the laws of the State of New
York were valid. This being test
case the banks will now pay the taxes,
amounting to several million dollars
Similar cases exist in other States, and
this determines the point that Ma
tional bank shares are not exempt
from state taxation.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-14

THE Paris News propounds this
hard question TO answer: a If prohibit
ton don't prohibit, why is it that
every liquor dealer in the country is
opposed to 1t?
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-14
A Short Walk.

When an Office starts out to hunt the
man it does not have sufficient exercise
to give it an appetite. San Francisco
hLta.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-14
rHE PRESS ON PROHIBITION.

Inc HERALD clips from tno Dehisoi
News and jefferson Jimplicute, ant
adds to the clippings to complete tn
list of papers which are now on tn
side of prohibition, as follows:
Dallas Daily Herald.
Gainesville Daily Hesperlan.
Paris Daily News.
Waco Evening Day.
Gainesville Daily Register.
sherman Daily Reporter.
Waco Advance.
Prohibition Advocate.
Paris Prohibitionist.
Abilene Reporter.
Navasota Tablet.
Clarksville Standard.
Sherman Register.
Bolton journal.
Terrell Star.
Honey Grove Herald.
Van Alstyne Enterprise.
Waxahachie Enterprise.
Groesbeck New Era.
Santa Anna News.
Mineral Wells Crystal.
Alvarado Signal.
Ennis Review.
Albany News.
Hubbard City News.
Corsicana Observer.
Taylor County News.
Bolton Reporter.
Baird Clarendon.
Cisco Roundup.
Grimes County Sentinel.
Arlington World.
jefferson Jimplecute,
Atlanta Journal.
Queen City Rambler.
Linden Sun.
Daingerfield Tidings.
Pittsburg Gazette.
Sulphur Springs Gazette.
Greenville Banner.
Mt. Pleasant Times.
Caddo Mills Gazette.
Marshal Messenger.
Kingston Chronicle.
Dodd City Spectator.
Bonham News.
The Iron News.
Black Jack Post.
Wise County Messenger.
Collin County Mercury.
New Boston Herald.
Granger Banner.
Austin Record.
Henderson News.
Sunset Journal.
Brentwood Bulletin.
Breckenridge Texan.
Seymour Scimeter.
The list of papers which have bold,
the cause of the liquor trait
is much smaller and is as follows:
Galveston News.
Dallas News. t,i.r..
Austin Statesman.
Waco Examiner.
MeXia Ledger.
Brennan Daily Banner.
San Antonio Express.
Houston Daily Post.
Houston Daily Age.
San Antanio Daily Light.
Dallas Daily Times.
Galveston Daily Tribune.
Dallas Daily Volksblatt.
Marshall Herald.
Corsicana Daily Courier.
Wichita Falls Herald.
Willis Index.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-14

FRANK CoCKRELL for Alderman is
one of the best selections that could
be made, and he will be elected.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-02-17

Northwestern farmers are cOnSpic.
ious targets, fired at from all points,
and a.sailed with every conceivable
weapon that will draw blood. Rings,
monopolies, bogus insurance and swim
dlin5 tree vendors are Affections which
should satisfy the longings of the
most vindictive fate; but, not salts.
fed with those named, farm crops
are exposed to the attack of myriads
of destructive insects, SO that not a
season passes that insects and vermin
do not damage the products of the
soil to the value Of millions of dollars.
Thus far the farmer has borne his
burden and done his share towards
supporting the state government, to.
gether with grand system of schools
for the education of mighty army
Of professors, politicians, Office
holders. dead beats. all non producers,
without insisting upon that which
would tend to protect him from rob-
berry, tighten his toll and increase his
crops. A great agricultural state,
like Minnesota, should have state
entomologist, paid to devote his whole
time to the investigation Of the in
sects of this region, and to impart
to farmers practical information upon
their habits. and best methods for
their destruction.-Farm Stock and
Home.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-02-17
SOCIETIES..

GOLDEN sHEAF LODGE, A. F. and
I'M. No. 1873. Regular meetings ISL ano
th,rd SATURDAYS, each month. =. l.. bfo"h'
W.M.: II. Whitley. Sec'y.
GAR. G. A. J. Overton Post, NO. 50.
meets the Second and Fourth tr!dayS OF ea.h
montb at O'Clock Pr ). ID. ulieslae'
Commander. w. L. Colyer, AdJutant.
FATHER MATHEWS T. A. Society, OF the
C. T. A. U. of A. Regular meetinss Isl
sunday in each month. L; L. eoIaii"n'
s;dent VIM. Riordan, Secy.
aOr.W.- Morris Lodge No: IS, meets eaeh
Tuesday evening at their hall. J. u. uooo'
W. ME W. Randall, Sec'y.
SELECT KNIGHTS, A; O. Z. W.. y. cor
Legion, No. l3, meets at its hall ,he htNt aH'
third FRIDAYS OF each month. Nj. : mo' 49,
Commander; J. A. Johnson, Rccord-r
A.oH.-Div. No. / meets second M wv =,
dav Of every month in its hall at 7:5o ?. III :
C.P. Msginnis, Pres; S.A. FlahertS' neooio
ing Secretary.
MT. LEBANON, r. A. CHAPTER, III,
meets frst and third Wednesday OF eaou
month. John Hope, H P; .. u hahson'
Recording Secretary.
BETHEL CoMMANDERY.U D. kNlGh,bS
TEMPLAR. Meets I'd and 4th M"ndays sach
mouth D R. sutherland, &. G. OC. Han
son, Recorder. .or
MORRIS LODGE NO. 50, l. o. Of I:
Regular meetings every "Wednesday e1en'cs
at $50 o'clock. VIM. c. Bicknell, - > "
E. St. John, r 5.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-02-17

Geo. T.. Darling is in ST. Paul.

Geo. L. Darling is in St. Paul.
c. p. Magianis visited Swanville on
business Tuesday.
III. S. Judson returned from St.
Paul Saturday morning.
DR.. Hulburd was in st. Paul the
latter part of last week.
Rev. Geo. Gaskell went to st. Paul
Thursday returning Friday.
A. M. Cummings left this noon for
visit at his former home in Goodhue
county.
VIM. b. Hancock went to Prescott,
Wisconsin, on business last Sunday
night.
AL. Jones came mp from Minneapo-
lis the latter part of last week to
spend a few days with friends in
Morris.
Mr.. Cunningham. Graceville, passed
through Norris yesterday on his Way
home from visit to Winona and
St. Paul.
r. C. Jefferson was looking after
his interests In this vicinity this
week, and returned to st. Paul
yesterday.
Mr.. Mcdonald, son of Hennepin
county's late auditor. and travelling
through the northwestern part of the
state in the interest of the Minnesota
Loan and Trust Company, was in
town yesterday.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-02-17
The Beards!ey Coal Fields


Prospecting for coal on the Colburn
farm is being pushed vigorously but
with what results cannot be learned,
as those engaged in the work are as
dumb as rocks. Every time drillings
are brought to the surface, all per-
sons not interested in the company
are excluded from the drill shed. Even
Mr.. Colburn does not enjoy the priv
ilege of examining the drillings. OF
course all kinds of rumors are afloat.
One is that Il seven foot vein of coal
has been struck; another that natural
gas has been found, as we'll as all
kinds of valuable minerals. But be
patient, fellows; we'll know all about
1T in good time.-Browns Valley Re-
porter.